Rav Wiebe van den Berg (born 7 July 2004) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

PEC Zwolle

Van den Berg started his career at

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after graduating through their academy and was linked with transfers to

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and PSV in March 2019, aged 14. He was included in a first team training camp in Spain midway through the 2019–20 season, aged 15, before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2020. He made his first-team debut for the club on 1 May 2021, starting in a 2–1

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defeat to

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at the age of 16 years and 298 days.

Middlesbrough

On 6 July 2023, van den Berg signed a four-year contract with

. Van Den Berg made his debut against

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in the EFL Cup in a 3–2 victory. He scored his first goal for the club on 28 November 2023 in a 4–0 win against

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. At the end of the 2023–24 season, Van Den Berg was named as Middlesbrough's Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season.

International career

He has represented the Netherlands internationally at under-15 and under-16 levels.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of

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defender

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Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

Player of the Season: 2023–24 *Middlesbrough Young Player of the Season: 2023–24

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Rav van den 2004 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Men's association football fullbacks PEC Zwolle players Middlesbrough F.C. players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England 21st-century Dutch sportsmen